A
depiction of Hannibal crossing the Alps
Today,
reply is on realizing the excellence of divine character and
substance above human excellence and character. Expressions of
consciousness, personhood and self-will that appear as extreme,
strange and unlikely for mankind, in fact, are appropriate, correct,
and imperative for divinity. Commitment, faithfulness, sacrifice,
and unselfishness are not signs of divine self-contradiction and
insanity. GOD is the origin of all the inseparable aspects of sacred
process and spirit. Included are faith, forbearance, forgiveness,
gratitude, hope, impartiality, integrity, judgment, longsuffering,
lovingkindness, mercy, optimism, respect, righteousness, wisdom, and
wrath against sin. It is written: Matthew 21: 37-44, King James
Version (KJV): 37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying,
They will reverence my son. 38 But when the husbandmen saw the son,
they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him,
and let us seize on his inheritance. 39 And they caught him, and
cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do
unto those husbandmen? 41 They say unto him, He will miserably
destroy those wicked men, and will let out his
vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in
their seasons. 42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the
scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become
the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s
doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43 Therefore say I unto
you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a
nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44 And whosoever shall
fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall,
it will grind him to powder. A fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers”
public forum on Religion and Spirituality who uses the ID “Stinky
Stan” (Level 7 with 109,622 points, a member since March 17, 2014)
posted the following:
I'd
like you to think about this and PLEASE don't assume things about the
poster of this question.;-)?
You
are god, (only temporary) you sent your only son to help us, what did
we do? We tortured and murdered him but, instead of unleashing all
your wrath on us you simply absolve us from all crimes past and
present. Doesn't this sound like pure madness to say the least? ;-)
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so
great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the
sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with
patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the
author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set
before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at
the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured
such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and
faint in your minds. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving
against sin. And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh
unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of
the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord
loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If
ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son
is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without
chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and
not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which
corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not
much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own
pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be
partakers of his holiness. (Hebrews 12: 1-10, King James Version,
KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: A Divine Covenant Partner (06/11/2019); Rendering Our
Reasonable Service (06/15/2018); Law of the Spirit (12/27/2017);
Without the Divine Image? (10/15/2017); Knowing What’s
In Man (03/15/2017); Become Like Jesus Christ? (10/27/2016); Actions
Make Divine Essence Visible? (12/18/2015); Divinity Has Person?
(05/19/2015)
“Stinky
Stan”, it should not surprise us that the character, personhood,
and substance of GOD who is immortal is on a level far above that for
mortal, temporal man. More than it takes maturity and a well-ordered
mind, apprehending divinity requires having ones own inner deposit of
sacred substance imparted from the makeup of GOD. Where we carefully
examine the nature and character of mankind using the highest
standards and values recorded across different cultures and eras of
human history, we are often thrilled to find extraordinary
accomplishments of mind, body, and will such as the creation of a
one-world empire by the Pharaohs of Egypt who bought all the land,
livestock, and the people of Egypt during a famine; the army of
Hannibal crossing the Alps with elephants; and the establishment of
an orbiting space station. There are numberless secular events that
describe our human possibilities and potential. Applying similar
patterns for study and understanding of GOD who has fashioned
mankind, the spheres of life and the frameworks for time and space,
we also find there are holy writings that document numberless sacred
events. Included are births by aged and barren women; covenant
relationships for mankind with GOD; prophetic demonstrations; the
appearance and visitations of angels; and even divinity using human
form and process (Incarnation) as Jesus Christ. Consider again the
following that uses language from the Bible:
1.
2nd Timothy 1: 7, King James Version (KJV): 7 For God
hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and
of a sound mind.
2.
Isaiah 55: 6-13, KJV: 6 Seek ye the LORD
while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the
wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and
let him return unto the LORD,
and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will
abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways
higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 For as
the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not
thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud,
that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So
shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not
return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and
it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 12 For ye
shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains
and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the
trees of the field shall clap their hands. 13 Instead of the
thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come
up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD
for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
3.
John 3: 1-7, KJV: 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named
Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night,
and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from
God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be
with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of
God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is
old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be
born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a
man be born of water and of
the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is
born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is
spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
4.
John 3: 11-13, KJV: 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak
that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not
our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe
not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from
heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 5. Romans 8: 5-9, KJV: 5 For they that
are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that
are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally
minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life
and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:
for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So
then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not
in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God
dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is
none of his.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it
unto you according to your faith.
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